In between the laughing and the schadenfreude, it is important to note that #FreeMelania is problematic. By saying “Free Melania,” we imply that she’s trapped, and that she can’t act on her own.

But we have to remember — this is what she chose. She chose to get married and stay married to a repulsive, yet powerful man. She lives a three-and-a-half hour drive away from him. She only has to see him for photo ops.

Much like the recent praising over Ivanka Trump — crediting her with softening her father — Melania’s getting a free pass. But people are beginning to call out the idea of Ivanka as progressive savior:

And just like Ivanka, no matter how much we desperately want to believe there are forces to stop Trump in his own family, it’s not so. She’s complicit — after all, as the fable says: “You knew I was a snake when you picked me up.”